Matthew Lynch is an educational consultant and owner of Lynch Consulting Group, LLC. He is a former K-12 social studies and special education teacher who now researches policy and education reform. He also is the owner and editor of The Edvocate (www.theedadvocate.org) and The Tech Edvocate (www.thetechedvocate.org). This blog is no longer being updated.
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Gamification is a Key to Motivating Students
Though gamification has many broad applications, this article will specifically focus on its efficacy in increasing motivation.
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2018 Top Teacher-Preparation Programs in the United States
Nearly two thousand universities and colleges in the United States offer teacher preparation programs. With so many choices, where does a future teacher go for the best teacher prep in America?
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Coding as a Literacy for the 21st Century
To give today's kids a good chance to be a part of tomorrow's civic society, we need to start teaching them to code at the same time that we teach them how to read and write.
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For Ed. Tech to Actually Work, It Has to Embrace Neuroscience
Products designed with the understanding of the cognitive mind will outperform their competitors. What do edtech developers actually need to consider to succeed?
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How Hands-On Professional Development Helps Educators Learn to Teach Project-Based Learning
A New Jersey superintendent shares her successful strategy for preparing educators to teach project-based learning.
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How to Humanize the Education Machine
Somehow, we have found a way to take the humanity out of education. If that's the case, how do correct this? To find out how we can make the education process more human again, I decided to speak with Bill Latham, the CEO and senior program designer at MeTEOR Education.
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The 5 Challenges of an Edtech Entrepreneur
Edtech entrepreneurs are optimists, but that doesn't mean they don't have their share of challenges. From finding investors to learning flexibility, the path isn't always easy. Here are five other challenges edtech entrepreneurs face.
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Helping Gifted Students Reach Their Full Potential
High school students collaborate with college professors on research projects with real-world implications.
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What Does a Future-Ready School Look Like?
As schools begin discussing the idea of becoming future ready, they must begin by identifying what a future ready school looks like. After finding what it means to be future ready, then the school can begin to implement change
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Why Neuroscience Should Drive Personalized Learning
Here are the most significant reasons why neuroscience is necessary to develop personalized learning.
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How Digital Storytelling Can Amplify Your Students' Voices
Here are all of the ways that you can use digital storytelling to amplify your student's voices.
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Differentiating Instruction for the 21st-Century Classroom
Two teachers share their strategies for maximizing learning for every student in their diverse school communities.
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How Should We Reform Teacher Education?
As contemporary K-12 students change their learning styles and expectations for their educations, teachers need to change too. Also, edtech has dramatically expanded what teachers can accomplish, so they need to understand how to integrate these new technologies into their teaching. In response, the education that teachers receive needs to be modified to meet the demands of modern K - 12 classrooms.
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How to Use Technology to Prevent School Bullying
To support National Bully Prevention Month, I decided to author an article aimed at helping schools use edtech solutions to prevent bullying.